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In Swift Push for Body Cameras, Chicago Cut Contracting Corners
By the end of 2018, body cameras will be standard issue for every patrol officer in the city.
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Activists Shut Down Chicago Intersection to Protest Police Training Conference
Activists and numerous community groups say the conference promotes the wider militarization of police.
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Chicago Renters Back “ROOTS” as Solution to Affordable Housing
ROOTS aims to secure foreclosed buildings with tenants in them, though some structures the program has saved were empty.
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Confronting Contradictions on the Path to Revolution: A Review of “Demand the Impossible!“
Bill Ayers' “Demand the Impossible!” is a direct challenge to the status quo that profits from a passive, obedient public.
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How to Respect Your Elders: Supporting an Aging Migrant Generation
Our economy relies heavily on exploiting immigrant labor but our welfare state systematically excludes immigrants.
Young People Must Have the Right to Counsel Before They Are Questioned by Police
Access to lawyers before police questioning is considered a fundamental value of a juvenile's right to a fair trial.
Anti-Abortion Groups Sue for Right to “Counsel” Patients Entering Clinics
Anti-abortion groups are reasserting their claim that the First Amendment allows them to “counsel” patients entering clinics.
The Political Significance of Being Inconvenienced
Striving for justice in the long term is worth the upset in the present, worth the mess and the noise of trying to figure it all out.
From #NoDAPL to #FreedomSquare: A Tale of Two Occupations
From Chicago's Freedom Square to Standing Rock, North Dakota — Black and Native struggles are rising.
The Shocking Story of How a Chicago Cop Killed a Teen — Then Locked Up His Best Friend for the Murder
Louis is one of 10 people with similar cases exposed in the Chicago Reader's new article.